Outdoors report: Dec. 23

Published 6:30 am, Thursday, December 23, 2010

Guide James Plaag of Silver King Adventures reported limits of trout in 3-6 feet of water on Electric Chicken Bass Assassin Sea Shad. Outgoing tides were best along the dropoffs of shell and mud.

Matagorda

Guide Charlie Paradoski reported limits of trout and redfish while drifting shell and mud in East Bay. Best trout were up to four pounds on Morning Glory Bass Assassins.

Choke Canyon

Sonny Coody of the Calliham Store said mild weather has produced staging bass up to 10 pounds along the river near flats. Slow-rolling spinnerbaits, worms and large crankbaits have been best. Catfish are good in shallow water.

Waterfowl

A bright moon and unseasonably warm temperatures have done waterfowlers no favors this week. Ducks and geese have been slow to get off roost ponds, many desiring to stay until late morning. Ground fog has not helped matters, either.